NOEL J. MURPHY - Group Chief Executive Officer
Noel Murphy is Chief Executive of Trulife since 1997. Prior to this,
he was involved in a directional role with Trulife, but was principally
engaged in helping small to medium-sized Irish companies develop and
grow. He set out in this occupation in 1980, having previously worked in
the venture capital business, consultancy and having trained and
qualified as a chartered accountant. In addition to his activities with
Trulife, he currently holds non executive roles with two Irish private
groups
VINCENT SHERIDAN - Chairman of the Board of Directors
Vincent joined the Trulife Board and was appointed Chairman in 2008. He
was Chief Executive of VHI Healthcare from 2001 up to his retirement in
May 2008. Prior to that he was Group Chief Executive of Norwich Union
Insurance Group in Ireland for ten years. An accountant by profession,
he was President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland in
2007/08. He is a past President of the Irish Insurance Federation and
the Irish Association of Investment Managers. Vincent was a Director of
the Irish Stock Exchange for nine years up to 2004. He is also a former
council member of the Financial Reporting Council in the UK and the
International Federation of Health Plans. He serves on a number of other
Boards as a non - executive director.
ALAN COOKE– Group Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining Trulife, Alan held a number of positions primarily in
healthcare, including co-founder and director of Dignity Sciences
Limited; president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer
of Amarin Corporation, plc; and vice president, global strategic
planning of Elan Corporation, plc. Alan is a fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants (Ireland) having qualified with KPMG in 1994. Alan
currently serves as chairman of the Institute of Neuroscience at
Trinity College Dublin.
OLIVE GUNNING - Group Chief Operating Officer
Olive joined Trulife in 1989 as a graduate engineer charged with the
development of the Naturalwear product range. She was responsible for
the development of our Breastcare and Pressurecare product ranges.
Olive was appointed to the Board in July 2008 and now
has responsibility for all R&D, manufacturing and operational
activities for the group. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree
from University College Galway.
JANE WILLIAMS – Non Executive Director
Jane Williams is the Managing Director of The Sia Group, a consultancy
practice she established in 1988. Sia specialises in strategy
development and implementation across a wide range of organisations in
both the private and public sector. Jane holds a Bachelor in Business
Studies from Trinity College Dublin and a Masters in Psychology from
Colombia University, New York. Jane’s career includes two years in
international banking, nine years in financial analysis and
international marketing and over 20 years in consulting with The Sia
Group. She is currently the Chair of the Irish Pensions Board and a
director of a number of Irish public and private enterprises.
CONAL HARTE - International Marketing Manager
Conal joined Trulife in 2004 as Marketing Executive for the
Pressurecare division and has served in a number of marketing &
business development roles during this time. Today he has direct
responsibility for the sales, marketing and customer service activities
within the International, Canadian & Ireland divisions. Conal has a
bachelors degree in International Commerce from the National University
of Ireland (Galway) and a diploma in financial management from Dublin
Business School.
LARRY KNUDSEN - Executive Vice President of Sales, North America
Larry joined the Trulife organisation’s US operations in 1993 as the
Director of Sales. Since 1997, Larry has served in a series of
management positions, recently in the role of President of Breastcare
for the United States and is currently Executive Vice President of Sales
for North America. He has over 25 years of experience in the hospital,
post acute, long term care, orthotic and prosthetics and home medical
equipment industries, having previously served in leadership roles for
Becton Dickinson, Terumo Medical and Hanger Orthopedic Group. He holds
dual bachelors degrees and is a certified fitter of orthotics.
ANNA REYES-POTTS - VP Of Operations, O&P USA
Anna joined the Trulife team in 2005 through the acquisition of Seattle
Systems, where she held key positions in Marketing, International Sales,
and Operations since 1992. She holds a Bachelor of Science in
Engineering from Columbia University. Anna is responsible for all
operations and manufacturing at Trulife’s Poulsbo, Washington facility.
